THE DIVORCE LETTER

Dear Wife:I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever.I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show forit. These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me thatyou quit your job today and that was the last straw.Last week, you came home and didn't even notice that I had a new haircut,had cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers.You ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching all ofyour soaps. You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't want sex or anything that connects us as husband and wife.Either you're cheating on me or you don't love me anymore; whatever the case, I'm gone. Your EX-HusbandP.S. Don't try to find me. Your SISTER and I are moving away to WestVirginia together! Have a great life!Dear Ex-Husband:

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good man is a far cryfrom what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out yourconstant whining and griping. Too bad that doesn't work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week,but the first thing that cameto mind was "You look just like a girl!" Since my mother raised me not tosay anything if you can't say something nice, I didn't comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago.About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 pricetag was still on them, and I prayed that it was a coincidence that my sisterhad just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning.After all of this, I still loved you and felt that we could work it out.So when I hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought usTwo tickets to Jamaica. But when I got home you were gone.Everything happens for a reason, I guess.I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said thatthe letter you wrote ensures you won't get a dime from me. So take care.Signed,Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell and Free!P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was bornCarl. I hope that's not a problem.

Husband Store

A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a
woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates.

You may visit the store, ONLY ONCE!
There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the
shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch. ... You may
choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up a
floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a
woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. .
On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs and love the Lord.

The second floor sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, and love kids.

The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, and are extremely good looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop-
dead good looking and help with the housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love the Lord, love kids, are drop- dead
gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the sign
reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 4,363,012 to this floor. There are no men on
this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are
impossible to please.

Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. Watch your step as you
exit the building, and have a nice day!

I like your thinking

The teacher asks her class, "If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on B rooklyn Tony.He replies, "None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot."The teacher replies, "The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking."Then Brooklyn Tony says, "I have a question for YOU. There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream: One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream. The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone. The third is biting off the top of the ice cream. Which one is married?"The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, "Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone."To which Brooklyn Tony replied, "The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on,' but I like your thinking."

Dick Gregory Speech

This is a moving speech, if you have minute please listen, you will enjoy!

How to Identify a Stroke

During a BBQ a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assuredeveryone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned upand got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up,Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid'shusband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken tothe hospital - (at 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered astroke at the BBQ - had they known how to identify the signs of a strokeperhaps Ingrid would be with us today.



It only takes a minute to read this-Recognizing a StrokeA neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hourshe can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough. RECOGNIZING A STROKE Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately ,the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may sufferbrain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of astroke.


Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . . Itis sunny out today) If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks,call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identifyfacial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last February.

Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

Locked up for a crime you didn't commit...

Could you ever just imagine that you were driving your car and was stopped by police for a crime you did not commit? They lock you up and accuse you, but you have no alibi. Put you in a line up and someone picks you out as the murderer. Coincidence would have it that the vehicle even matched yours. They have yelled and screamed at you so much that that you did it that you begin to think maybe I did... You get a lawyer, pick a jury get found guilty in less than a week. .Then the Judge sentence you to 40 years to life... Years and years go by with you saying I didn't do it but your cry goes unheard.
Then one day, a lawyer for another man who recently died in prison is ready to bare his soul that his client actual committed the crime but because of confidentiality he could not tell then but since he is dead , he can now. He kept the sealed affidavit in an envelope stored in a locked box, for 26 years.
Seem hard to believe that anything like that could ever happen? Well it did, and it happen to Alton Logan. I am sad to say that he is still in prison as of April 2008 waiting to go back to court to get released. I am sure that if he does, the state of Illinois owes Mr Logan a lottery ticket.
See how easy it was to make a mistake, that could have happened to me last night or last week. I'm just wonder how many times has it happened in the last 26 years?

The Lies police tell when they Kill.

The simplicity of this story is that another black man was murdered and the Courts justified it. A pattern of abuse of police power in the black community continues to happen one way or the other. Either through grossly disproporationate sentences or absolutely nothing at all! So who cares if 50 shots were fired, or that the officers had to reload and keep shooting into a car with unharmed men! The barrage of bullets probably resembled that of a firing squad. Was this a conspiracy to murder Shawn Bell? Over and over I keep asking myself who was he. What prompted the undercover officers who were at a strip club, to actually be listening to Bell and his friends, to hear that he said "get my gun". Then follow Bell out to his car and yell police freeze with no apparent motive.

New York continues to have a pattern with black men and police and all murders are justified when it involves the police. When is enough, enough? Sure we can rally and protest too, but until the search comes from within the system, no man or woman is safe. I can remember when they beat Rodney King over and over, then kicked and hit him. Rodney had acquired a charge of assault on a police officer and resisting arrest. The charges would have stuck too except one person had a video camera and had filmed it. Now what was resisting arrest turn out to be officers being fired and sued for their assault on Rodney. Unfortunately no video was captured and now it falls on their words against the police, the police won!

So don't take my word for it the next time you hear about a police shooting of a black man he died look at the excuses and see if they resemble these.

The Top Lies police give when they Kill a Black Man

1. Feared for my life.
2. Thought he had a gun.
3. He ran
4. He reached for something.
5. I saw something flash in the dark.
6. He looked like a gang member.

Women having sex with students

Court are cracking down on women, especially teachers, who have sex with under-age boys. In the past few months at least seven women, four of them teachers, have been charged or sentenced. The flurry of prosecutions follows the sex-abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church. Experts say that the trend reflects a growing recognition that sexual abuse of boys can be just as serious as that of girls. However, the courts are reluctant to punish women as harshly as men convicted of similar crimes. Whereas male abusers of girls routinely receive sentences of 15 to 20 years, women often avoid jail. “Many people in society feel boys should want sex and it’s not harmful, and girls should not want sex and it is harmful. “The reality is, in both cases it’s illegal, it’s harmful and it’s wrong.” The recent prosecutions of teachers follow the celebrated case of Mary Kay Letourneau, a primary school instructor whose affair with a boy she met when he was 12 produced two daughters. Letourneau, now 42, finally married the boy, who is now 21, after serving seven years in jail for child rape. This month Debra Lafave, 25, a middle-school teacher in Florida, avoided jail by striking a deal that will put her under house arrest for three years for having sex repeatedly with a 14-year-old pupil. Sandra Geisel, 42, was sentenced to six months in jail for having sex with a 16-year-old pupil in upstate New York. Margaret De Barraicua, 31, will spend a year in prison after being found with a 16-year-old remedial student in her parked car behind their school in Sacramento, California. A fourth teacher, Kimberly Ann Cordrey-McKinney, 32, was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old pupil after authorities discovered incriminating text messages. Nicole Barnhart, 36, a teacher from Colorado, is facing sexual assault charges after being discovered with a 16-year-old pupil she said had “begged” her to have sex with him. Move over, Mrs. Robinson. The new public enemy is the bespectacled babe who teaches our kids math in the classroom and sex in the parking lot. Dozens of female teachers have been caught with male students in recent years, and the airwaves are full of outrage that we're letting them off the hook. The statement of double standard" and "slap on the wrist" are common when dealing with woment having sex with boys. "Why is it when a man rapes a little girl, he goes to jail,""but when a woman rapes a boy, she had a breakdown?"

Why I was Fired?

For the Annual Company Picnic, management had decided that because of liability issues, we could have alcohol, but only one drink per person...

I was fired for ordering the cups.

A Memorial of love

What a difference in attitude to that other mother who lost her son.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. ( March 2, 2006) Karla Comfort received a lot of looks and even some salutes from people when she drove from Benton, Ark., to Camp Pendleton, Calif., in her newly-painted, custom Hummer H3 March 2. The vehicle is adorned with the likeness of her son, 20-year-old Lance Cpl. John M. Holmason, and nine other Marines with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 7 th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division who where all killed by the same improvised explosive device blast in Fallujah, Iraq, in December.



















For Karla Comfort, having the vehicle air brushed with the image of the 10 Marines was a way to pay homage to her hero and his fellow comrades who fell on Iraq's urban battlefield "I wanted to let people know (Marines) are doing their jobs honorably, and some of them die," said the 39-year-old from Portland, OR "I don't want people to forget the sacrifices that my son and the other Marines made."


















Leading up to her son's death, Karla Comfort had received several letters from him prior to his return. He had been deployed for five months, and Comfort "worried everyday he was gone until she got the letters and found out the date he was coming home," she said. Marines knocked on the front door of her home in Farmington , Mich. , at 3 am with the dreadful news. "I let my guard down when I found out he was coming home," she said. "There are times that I still cannot believe it happened . It's very hard to deal with."















































Karla Comfort came up with the idea for the rolling memorial when she and her two other sons attended John's funeral in Portland, Ore. "I saw a Vietnam (War) memorial on a car, and I said to my son Josh, 'we should do something like that for John,' she recalled. "He loved Hummers." She purchased the vehicle in January and immediately took it to AirbrushGuy & Co. in Benton , Ark. , where artist Robert Powell went to work on changing the plain, black vehicle into a decorative, mobile, art piece. "I only had the vehicle for two days before we took it in," she joked.

Two hundred and fifty man-hours later, Powell had completed the vehicle. The custom job would have cost $25,000 Out of respect for Karla Comfort's loss and the sacrifices the Marines made, AirbrushGuy & Co. did it for free. Comfort only had to purchase the paint, which cost $3,000. "I love it," she said. "I'm really impressed with it, and I think John would be happy with the vehicle He would have a big smile on his face because he loved Hummers."

Karla Comfort gave Powell basic instructions on what to include in the paint job. But in addition to the image of her son in Dress Blues and the faces of the nine other Marines, there were several surprises. "He put a lot more on than I expected," she said "I think my favorite part is the heaven scene." On the left side of the vehicle, a detail of Marines are depicted carrying their fallen comrades through the clouds to their final resting place. The American flag drapes across the hood, the words, "Semper Fi" crown the front windshield and the spare tire cover carries the same Eagle Globe and Anchor design that her son had tattooed on his back. "All the support I have been getting is wonderful," she said. Karla Comfort decided to move back to her hometown of Portland, and making the cross-country trip from Arkansas was a way for her to share her son's story. It's also her way of coping with the loss. "Along the way I got nothing but positive feedback from people," she said. "What got to me was when people would salute the guys (Marines). It's hard to look at his picture. I still cry and try to get used to the idea, but it's hard to grasp the idea that he's really gone."

Value what you have while you have it, for when tomorrow comes it maybe gone!!!!

President Bush Resume

I will be available in January 2009, am willing to relocate.

GEORGE W. BUSH 1600 Pennsylvania AvenueWashington, DC 20520

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Law Enforcement:I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days.
My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.
Military:I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL.
I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam .College:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.I began my career in the o il business in Midland Texas , in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas . The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.With the help of my father and our friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas .

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS :I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union . During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America .
I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.
I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida , and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President of the United States , after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record. I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues. I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire, " Condoleezza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S and world record -holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. history, Enron.My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.. I appointed more convicted criminals to my administration than any President in U.S. history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States Government. I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history. I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspector's access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 US election) I set the record for fewest numbers of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history I garnered the most sympathy ever for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history. I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protests against any person in the history of mankind I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, preemptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. Citizens and the world community.I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families in wartime.In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for atta cking Iraq and then blamed the lies on our British friends.I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES: All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. I specified that my sealed documents will not be available for 50 years.

That first Step

Sometimes just taking a step forward,

will help you to reach incredible heights!

No Sales Tax Weekend

If you are in the Tennessee area its time to not pay taxes...

This year’s SPRING SALES TAX HOLIDAY RUNS APRIL 25th – 27th!


"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life."

Operation Chaos

Last month while looking for a radio station that was broadcasting the Memphis Tiger game and I ran across AM 600. I generally don't listen to am but I was bored with the constant repeat of the same music over and over again and I was looking for something to listen too. I have heard about the famous Rush Limbaugh but never took the time to listen. The very first day I did, I was hooked... Not because of his prolific conversation that he shared. I could not believe his constant babbling, with a ton of bitching and moaning. Plus he kept bashing Obama on anything he could think of. I kept think what a red neck!

Now Rush Limbaugh has a concocted a plan that he has been advocating to his listeners who are republican to go out and register Democrat and vote for Hillary Clinton he is calling it Operation Chaos. Limbaugh is so hell bent to push Obama out of the nomination that he has devised a plan to get Hillary Elected so Obama can not win. I personally think this idiot has crossed the line. He seems to believe that the republican party has made our life a bed of roses. The reason that the economy is in trouble is because of the democrats??? Gas will hit $4 dollars a gallon in the Midwest and close to $5 dollars a gallon in California by the fall. So Limbaugh is rich and he is not suffering because of the economy, although we the people are feeling the pain that the republican party has inflicted on us. Why don't we come up with Operation Hell No. With this program everyone loads up their cars and bring as many people to the poll. The more people that vote for Obama will bring Success to Operation Hell No, and demolish operation chaos! Plus give Limbaugh something else to bitch about!!!

Liagra

Excessive Dishonesty

I will support what ever democratic candidate that gets nominated, but do we really have to do all that to win? I want a change but keep it civil.

Clinton Wins Pennsylvania Primary

Clinton won Pennsylvania Primary in a deciding fashion. The point everyone keeps arguing is that she will need to win Indiana and North Carolina to stay in the race. It has become quite apparent that Mrs Clinton seems to do better with older white voters. While Obama is winning with younger white voters, blacks and Hispanic voters. So the next issue is if Obama wins in Indiana and North Carolina Clinton will not be able to win. She is hoping that the super delegates will pull her out of the fire. Because she has won the big states, she think she should get the nod even though she has not won the poplar vote. Will this cause the democratic party to split? The last thing we need if Obama gets Nominated that Clinton voters will not support him or Obama supporters will not support Clinton. At one point in time we need the candidates to ban together and run on the same ticket. That way a change can come.

Lock Bumping

Today the issue is lock bumping. This topic has created alot of controversy, because homeowners dont want all the advertising to give the criminals any bright ideals. Experts say this technique works on more than 90 percent of all locks in homes. The trick is a special series of cuts on a regular old house key and a series of taps on the lock itself. Whille tapping on the lock and firmly holding the key with a little pressure, the tapping will make the tumblers raise while giving you an opportunity to open the lock. Everyone who sees this in action is stunned on how easy it is to open a lock..
So what has americans stunned is they are trying to figure out how do they protect themselves? Alarms and pets are great deterrents also keep plenty of lighting around your home helps too.
There are several locks on the market that it is very difficult to bump these locks. Although you may have to invest alittle more to purchase certain locks, your safety should have no cost.
Generally I try not to give to much information, just enough to peak you interest. From that point if you want to know more just google the topic and you will get an overload of material.

Somebodys watching me

"Agh, what are you doing in here"

The answer they give always make you feel like a heel. "I just wanted to tell you that I love you". Fear is always the first reaction then after a minute of thought, anger is the next emotions. Then I always say the same thing knock on my door before you walk in, before you see something you don't want to see.

So the next time you get that feeling, you need to look before you drop that towel, make sure your door is closed and you are by yourself... Or you might feel someone is watching you!

Hundred dollar bill

Larry gets home late one night and his wife, Linda, says, "Where in the hell have you been?" Larry replies, "I was out getting a tattoo."
"A tattoo?" she frowned."What kind of tattoo did you get?" "

I got a hundred dollar bill on my privates," he said proudly."What the hell were you thinking?" she said, shaking her head in disdain. "Why on earth would an accountant get a hundred Dollar Bill tattooed on his privates?""


Well,

One, I like to watch my money grow.

Two, once in a while I like to play with my money.

Three, I like how money feels in my hand.


And, lastly, instead of you going out shopping, you can stay right here at home and blow a hundred bucks anytime you want.

"Larry is recovering in room 232 at John Hopkins Hospital".

Priceless

THE COST OF LOOKING GOOD
Earrings $2
Make Up $60
Tattoo $150
Boob Job $6000







Forgetting To Tuck In Your Nuts... Priceless

tooth paste, needs a warning label!

I recently wrote a story about tooth paste and how fluoride was also used in rat poison and insecticides. Now today I learn about tooth paste sold at the dollar store and how its not good for my health. The studies that found out that generic toothpaste contained ethylene glycol this stuff is used to make coolants we call it anti-freeze. They have a generic version of colgate and it is considered the worse. So if you are like many American right now, you are trying to save a buck, but the manufactures don't the decency to place a disclaimer on that product. Like the big one on Anti freeze, brake and transmission fluids. It says Warning you drink this you are in trouble!
Right now when you are caught between a rock and a hard place. You have to make a decision price vs cost. You see price is what we pay for that toothpaste, a $1.00 and you save some money. The cost is the long time negative effect that it could have on you and your family's life. If years later you develop cancer because of using that tooth paste and have to go through extreme cases of radiation treatment, spending hundreds of thousands of dollars. Would the dollar or two you save from buying the generic tooth paste be worth it? There has to be a point when self preservation says your life is worth that extra 3,4 or 5 dollars.

Sometimes just because they say its good, does not mean it is good!

Fast food, the drug of the century!

We are happy to eat on the run. The convenience of never having to cook and eat fast food is our life style. Now we rush to do nothing.Now 4 out of 10 people that you see are either overweight or obese. Now exercise is something you used to do! Please quit killing yourself. Even if you do nothing but walk around the block and eat a fruit... Thats a start. Try promoting a healthy diet with exercise death! Instead of Mc Donalds and the Big Mac.

That way when you look in the mirror you can see less than what you see now! Make health your issue and loosing weight your priority! Eat less and live longer...

Only the black keys

Who would ever believe that only playing the black keys would sound so good?

FORREST GUMP GOES TO HEAVEN

The day finally arrived. Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven. He is at the Pearly Gates, met by St. Peter himself. However, the gates are closed, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.St. Peter said, "Well, Forrest, it is certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot about you. I must tell you, though, that the place is filling up fast, and we have been ministering an entrance examination for everyone. The test is short, but you have to pass it before you can get into Heaven."Forrest responds, " It sure is good to be here, St. Peter, sir. But nobody ever told m e about any entrance exam. I sure hope that the test ain't too hard. Life was a big enough test as it was."St. Peter continued, "Yes, I know, Forrest, but the test is only three questions.First: What two days of the week begin with the letter T?Second: How many seconds are there in a year?Third: What is God's first name?"Forrest leaves to think the questions over. He returns the next day and sees St. Peter, who waves him up, and says, "Now that you have had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers."Forrest replied, "Well, the first one -- which two days in the week begins with the letter "T"? Shucks, that one is easy. That would be Today and Tomorrow."The Saint's eyes opened wide and he exclaimed, "Forrest, that is not what I was thinking, but you do have a point, and I guess I did not specify, so I will give you credit for that answer. How about the next one?" asked St. Peter."How many seconds in a year? Now that one is harder," replied Forrest, but I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess the only answer can be twelve."Astounded, St. Peter said, "Twelve? Twelve? Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?"Forrest replied, "Shucks, there's got to be twelve:January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd.... " "Hold it," interrupts St. Peter. "I see where you are going with this, and I see your point, though that was not quite what I had in mind.....but I will have to give you credit for that one, too. Let us go on with the third and final question. Can you tell me God's first name"?"Sure," Forrest replied, "it's Andy.""Andy?" exclaimed an exasperated and frustrated St Peter."Ok, I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you come up with the name Andy as the first name of God?""Shucks, that was the easiest one of all," Forrest replied. "I learnt it from the song .
"ANDY WALKS WITH ME, ANDY TALKS WITH ME,ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN. . "St. Peter opened the Pearly Gates, and said: "Run Forrest, run." Give me a sense of humor, Lord. Give me the ability to understand a clean joke, to get some humor out of life, and to pass it on to other folks

Back Ground Checks on your church, why?

I saw this advertisment and was quite shocked, I mean why would a church need to do a background check on their pastor? Then again I have heard several stories about Priest and little boys and maybe its not such a bad ideal, right?

Who would believe that an organization has been doing this for the past 16 years, Oxford Document Management Company (ODM) has been the vendor of choice for religious organizations seeking comprehensive background checks of their clergy, church workers and volunteers.
They actually offer a full array of background investigation services—from formal written reference checking programs to criminal history, credit, motor vehicle, and education credential background checks.

They claim is to prevent and eliminate sexual misconduct by their clergy, church workers and volunteers. I agree when sexual misconduct occurs within the Church, the outcome is devastating—not only for the individuals involved, but also for the families, the parish, the denomination, and the community at large. This violation of trust can precipitate a true crisis of faith that destroys the victim's faith in God, the Church, and religious leaders in general.

I am not sure that I agree with that concept, a pastor should not have to give his personal information to preach, but he does have to answer to God at the end, so either way he has a cost to pay!

God has a reason

God has kept me here for a reason.

I survived, because He has a plan for me. All my bad relationships, the addictions, the consequences, the bad credit, the repossessions, the death of my loved ones, the back stabbing from my friends, the negative thoughts or the lack of support; I made it through because I am blessed! I released and let go of all past hurts, misunderstandings and grudges, because I am abundantly blessed! I recognize them as the Illusions they are, sent from the enemy to killmy spirit, steal my joy, and destroy my faith; For God is all there is. All else is a lie! Now give yourself a hug, wipe your tears away andwalk in victory!! I love you, but more appropriately God loves you BEST! Be blessed and know that you are at one with THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVINGGOD! Please remeber that is prayer never goes up, then blessing can NEVER COME DOWN!!!

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.






From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing.... Looking into the eyes of one horse will disclose that he is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him.

This alone is amazing. If you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to the horse's halter is a small bell. It lets the blind friend know where the other horse is, so he can follow. As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see that the horse with the bell is always checking on the blind horse, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to where the other horse is, trusting that he will not be led astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, it stops occasionally and looks back, making sure that the blind friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.

Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others to find their way.... Good friends are like that... you may not always see them, but you know they are always there. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours. (Thanks for already listening for my bell)And remember... be kinder than necessary - everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Live simply,Love generously,Care deeply,Speak kindly....Leave the rest to God

Sometimes when you put it in his hands, you just have to believe!

Family

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh excuse me please" was my reply. He said, "Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you." We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him down. "Move out of the way," I said with a frown. He walked away, his little heart broken. I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken. While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said, "While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes." By this time, I felt very small, And now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by his bed; "Wake up, little one, wake up," I said. "Are these the flowers you picked for me?" He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree. I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue." I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway." I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

FAMILY Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

Please Don't Tell Martin

Thank you Ms. Coretta for the grace, strength, and dignity that you displayed. Since your wonderful husband was assassinated by the bullets of fear and hate. You know they killed him because of their ignorance. Thank you for not allowing bitterness and anger to engulf your very existence.Now that you are reunited with Martin tell him that they are stripping our rights away, day by day, but his fight was not in vain. Tell him that although my generation glorifies drugs, debases black women in song, and calls us vulgar names that his dream still remains. Our men no longer celebrate our natural black beauty. We have to have long weaves, small waists, and big ole booties.The videos are so degrading, they mirror soft porn. Us Blacks own television stations now, but that's all that's shown. Tell Martin that my generation apologizes for its lack of respect for his legacy and the dormancy of our elders. We might as well call this the Civil Rights of Unmovement Era. Tell him that although we as black people make more than we've ever seen, that we squander it on diamond clad teeth, 24 inch rims, and designer clothes due to our sagging self-esteem.Tell Martin that our babies are growing up without fathers, while the mothers are catching buses just like he remembers. Our children take to the streets in droves, not to march or proclaim the injustice of this nation, but to pledge their gang affiliation. I can't rhyme to this next line. On any night thugs hang out while bullets ring out - not freedom. And, yes, we continue to be judged by the color of our skin by America but I wonder most about the lack of the content of our character.Advise him that the granddaughters of the Civil Rights Era are making their money as strippers. The Grandsons of the marchers are ignoring their sons and daughters and hanging and slanging on corners. They're going to jail in mass numbers, not for protesting, marching, or defying racism, but because they commit illegal acts to gain materialism.Our children are making babies, ignoring education, committing felonious capers, I'd wish they'd read his Birmingham Jail Papers. Tell Martin that those in the ghetto are not the only ones forgetting his dream. There are those who've forgotten where they came from because of a little cream. Who refuse to give back to the community, because their motto is "More for me." They've forgotten how to lend a helping hand, to help their fellow man, all the while thinking, "If I can make it, they can." Looking down without offering a leg up, getting on elevators with their noses up. Some of us are even Republicans now, but that's a very exclusive black crowd striving to get to the top of the ladder, to make their pockets fatter instead of doing something that truly matters. Leaving the hood in droves and only moving back when Whites buy up all of the homes. Tell Martin that we still like to dance and sing, but not Negro spirituals cuz we've got Beyonce grinding and shaking her thing.Ms. Coretta, this may hurt poor Martin the most. It just may seal the deal, we as a people don't attend church anymore. Cuz we've gotten a little education and found out that God wasn't real. For those of us who still believe, it makes us want to holla, we've got a pimp named Bishop and a Bishop named Dollar.I don't know Ms. Coretta, maybe you'd better not tell Martin that for all that he's done to make us free, equal, and just that we still migrate to the back of the bus. I'll bet looking down he doesn't recognize us. We've forgotten how to march, protest, and vote - but be at the club, standing in line for hours in the freezing cold. sporting the latest gear; stilettos, hoochie clothes, teeth that's froze, and then driving cars with less tire more rim. Dying to get in so that we can shake it fast, drop it like it's hot, forgetting the respect and dignity that we were taught. I neva' thought I'd think this thought, but please don't eva' give Martin your report.Ms. Coretta, maybe you should just avoid mentioning my generation all togetha'.Bitter B. Released: January 31, 2008"Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part." Proverb

Locked up for a crime you did not commit.

Could you ever just imagine that you were driving your car and was stopped by police for a crime you did not commit? They lock you up and accuse you, but you have no alibi. Put you in a line up and someone picks you out as the murderer. Coincidence would have it that the vehicle even matched yours. They have yelled and screamed at you so much that that you did it that you begin to think maybe I did... You get a lawyer, pick a jury get found guilty in less than a week. .Then the Judge sentence you to 40 years to life... Years and years go by with you saying I didn't do it but your cry goes unheard.

Then one day, a lawyer for another man who recently died in prison is ready to bare his soul that his client actual committed the crime but because of confidentiality he could not tell then but since he is dead , he can now. He kept the sealed affidavit in an envelope stored in a locked box, for 26 years.

Seem hard to believe that anything like that could ever happen? Well it did, and it happen to Alton Logan. I am sad to say that he is still in prison as of April 2008 waiting to go back to court to get released. I am sure that if he does, the state of Illinois owes Mr Logan a lottery ticket.

See how easy it was to make a mistake, that could have happened to me last night or last week. I'm just wonder how many times has it happened in the last 26 years?

Time to Pray

If the dog can find time to pray, why can't we?

The Booty Call Agreement

This pre-booty call agreement (hereinafter referred to herein as the "Agreement") is entered into as of the _____ day of__________, 2008, by and between ____________ and ____________.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL COVER THE FOLLOWING RULES AND PRINCIPLES:

1. No sleeping over - UNLESS IT IS VERY GOOD AND WE NEED TO REPEAT IT IN THE MORNING.
2. No meeting in public except for dinner or drinks before the events of the evening.
3. No calls before 9pm -- (we don't have shit to talk about)
4. None of that "lovemaking" shit -- strictly mind blowing-sex allowed. .
5. No emotional discussions...(ex. Where are we heading with this? Do you love me - Hell naw- so don't ask stupid shit.)
6. No plans made in advance ... that is why you are called the "backup">unless you are from out of town-then its only a one time advanced arrangement.
7. All gifts excepted -- (money and diamonds are always good).
8. No baby talk (however, dirty talk is encouraged).
9. No asking for comparisons with former lovers (its really non of your>damn>business).
10. No kissing (too intimate except to other body parts -- no mouth>kissing-yuck).
11. No calling each other "friends with benefits"(we are not friends just>sex buddies).
12. Calling out the wrong name during sex is OK -don't be offended.
13. No extra clothing (I don't want your ass leaving anything behind when>you leave.)
14. No falling asleep right after sex -- get your azz up and go home-its>over damn.
15. Don't be offended if I don't ask if you enjoyed it (I don't care).
16. You cannot borrow my car for any reason.
17. If anyone asks who you are, the standard response will be, "My>roommate's girlfriend/boyfriend."
18. Doggie style preferred (just hit it hard and right or get the hellout).
19. Reason for doggie style: the less eye contact the better.(don't want to>look at your azz -just want to fuck you)
20. We hook up absolutely whenever the mood strikes -ME (so don't keep>calling dammit).
21. The most important one -- no condoms-nofucking-carry your azz home.
22. Bring your own drink -- I am not your liquor store.
23. No phone use please -- don't want anyone calling back looking for your azz.*

EXTRA TIP FOR SUCCESSFUL BOOTY CALLS:

The aforementioned rules may only be altered by the holder of the agreement. If the other party attempts to change or alter any terms of this Agreement, this Agreement will automatically become null and void and you will then be removed from the BOOTY CALL LIST and deleted from phone memory and email list. BLOCKED from all communications until your silly azz understand the rules. Participating Party

Signature:_______________________________________ Date:________________ Participating Party Signature_______________________________________

Always alone, but never lonely

The ideal of being alone is something that I have live with all my life! As an only child my title only included "me introductions". The hidden pain that I experience was so intense for me as a child at 4 years old being left in a car all day while my grandfather was working at the factory. I remembered crying for hours. That fear has followed me throughout my life, never realizing the connection from my childhood.

Our past has a lot to do with our future we create. I never realized why I was so obsessed with getting attention from women, one was never enough. Truth be told told they would never last, I always had a reason why they were never good enough. Don't get me wrong, some were good women, but they could never satisfy me. They only had three qualifications to meet. 1) Physcally attractive to me. 2) Could carry on meaningful conversation. 3) Satisfy my body.

Now believe it or not I could always find atleast 2 of the three qualties but never all three, so they could never live up to my expectations. Who am I fooling, my expectation were I did not want to be left alone, so I would never allow myself to care. Being alone didn't make me lonely, it was when I did not have any one to turn too, that made me feel lonely! I never knew about being insecure until I quit running. So many emotions to deal with is hard to say, the realization of my dysfunctional life has lead me down a long and winding road... You see so many doors that I want to open and I must share. Although I am so afraid of Pandora's Box!

Do you know where Hurricanes Develope?

My fiance and were arguing the other day about where Hurricanes came from. I argued that they developed off the gulf of Mexico. She said they came from Africa. I was wrong,


This is the information that I found. During hurricane season, thunderstorms form over Africa and travel west across the Atlantic, where some develop into tropical cyclones. For hurricanes to develop, specific environmental conditions must be present: warm ocean water, high humidity and favorable atmospheric and upward spiraling wind patterns off the ocean surface.

The Atlantic hurricanes usually start as weak tropical disturbances off the West African coast and intensify into rotating storms with weak winds, called tropical depressions.
Once the winds exceed 35 miles per hour, the system, now called a "tropical storm," gets an alphabetical name. The storm now has the circular structure of a hurricane, although it may not become one. Powered by solar heat that was stored in the ocean and then transferred into the warm, moist air, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane once winds exceed 74 miles per hour. (You might expect a rotating storm to whirl itself apart, but hurricanes feed on themselves to gain strength. In their energy flow, hurricanes resemble large thunderstorms. But while thunderstorms can start over land or water, hurricanes only start over water. Hurricanes also last much longer, carry far greater energy, and cause much greater destruction.



Due to the Coriolis effect, the lower levels of a tropical cyclone start rotating counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, but clockwise in the Southern.
Eyeball the eye wall Hurricane winds whirl around the bizarrely calm "eye," a circular region with little wind, no rain and often a blue sky. The placid eye is surrounded by a circular "eye wall" of furious, thunderstorm-type clouds and the fiercest winds. Gargantuan winds, combined with extremely low atmospheric pressure near the eye, cause a catastrophic rise in sea level called a storm surge. This destructive mound of water, topped with furious, wind-whipped waves, can hoist the surface 20 feet above average sea level, causing biblical-scale flooding along coastlines.



Although storm surges are the most dangerous element of these storms, water causes another problem: All that condensing moisture eventually falls as torrential rain. Although hurricane winds slow as they move inland and become deprived of energy, rains can still be drenching. A hurricane starts with a tropical disturbance. The warmth and moisture of the ocean during late summer and early fall months (when ocean waters reach their highest temperatures) energizes the pre-storm conditions and leads to thunderstorms.

Tropical storms that continue to intensify will keep pulling in warm and humid air from the lower atmosphere while spitting out cooler, drier air into the upper atmosphere. , at this point in its development, the storm system operates like a huge "heat engine."
"The 'heat engine' gets its energy from warm, humid air over the tropical ocean and releases this heat through the condensation of water vapor," . This energy release is what drives the powerful winds of a hurricane.


Hurricanes are often accompanied by severe flooding. The force of the release is tremendous—the amount of heat energy released by an average hurricane is equivalent to the amount of electric energy produced by the U.S. in an entire year. A small portion of the energy released actually warms what has become the inner core of the storm. As the temperature of the air in the inner core rises, its pressure drops, increasing the speed and intensity of the winds swirling around it. These stronger winds bring more warm, moist air to the clouds surrounding the inner core of the storm further fueling its energy. When the swirling winds reach a speed of 74 miles per hour or more, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane.

Once a storm officially becomes a hurricane, it receives an intensity rating based on its wind speed and potential to cause damage. As a hurricane develops, its intensity rating often changes. ICategory Once hurricanes have wind speeds between 74 and 95 miles per hour and are expected to cause minimal damage to buildings and homes. Trees, shrubbery and mobile homes tend to bear the brunt of the damage caused by Category One hurricanes.






With wind speeds reaching 100 miles per hour, this is typical of a Category Two storm. Category Three and Four hurricanes are characterized by even stronger winds and much more damage to homes, buildings and trees.
The most intense classification of a storm is the Category Five hurricane. A Category Five storm will have sustained winds of 155 miles per hour or more and is capable of extensive damage. The inner core of the hurricane is known as the eye of the storm—a calm, often clear-skied patch where winds are lightest and pressure is lowest. Surrounding the paradoxically calm region of the hurricane is a ring of clouds called the eye wall. The eye wall clouds are thunderstorm clouds, and it is in this region of the hurricane where the heaviest rains and winds originate. The outermost ring of the hurricane is made up of bands of heavy rains that swirl inward toward the storm's center, called spiral rain bands.

While the clouds and rain bands are forming in the sky above, the weather on the land below the hurricane turns nasty. The spiraling winds that accompany hurricanes can extend even further beyond the eye of the storm. Typically, hurricanes are about 300 miles wide, so they can affect fairly large areas at one time.
Unfortunately for those in its path, a hurricane's speed of travel is hard to predict and varies greatly from storm to storm. Weather experts have calculated that hurricanes move forward at an average speed of 15-20 miles per hour, but a big storm also has the potential to linger over one area for a while, causing torrential rains, or move so quickly that there is no time to prepare for its arrival.


Eventually, a hurricane's energy begins to dissipate and the storm weakens. Weather experts have identified several factors that contribute to a hurricane's demise, including the storm's movement over cooler water or drier areas. Even when a hurricane appears to have blown over, however, it can potentially re intensify if it hits weather conditions that are favorable for its development.


Every year between June 1 and November 30 (commonly called hurricane season), hurricanes threaten the ­eastern and gulf coasts of the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. In other parts of the world, the same types of storms are called typhoons or cyclones. Hurricanes wreak havoc when they make landfall, and they can kill thousands of people and cause billions of dollars of property damage when they hit heavily ­populated areas.

Gas Prices on the Rise!

I suppose if you have not looked lately you did not see that the price of gas goes up every other week, and keeps reaching record highs. Over an over again we keep complain about when is it going to stop! The candidates whether they are democrats or republicans are not making the economy a number 1 priority, currently the war is. The United States have fallen into a recession. Yet we keep extending our hand to other countries trying to help them resolve their issues. So what do they do for us after we help them with their problems? Absolutely nothing!

Hey here is an ideal we are over in Iraq making that country free of dictatorship, why not make the country pay us back for the cost of liberating them from the torture chambers of Saddam Hussein. Iraq's sustainable oil production capacity is almost 3 million barrels per day. The earth beneath Iraqi sands holds more than 112 billion barrels of oil – the world's second largest proven reserves – and unexplored regions could yield an additional 100 billion barrels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Iraq also contains 110 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. And yet this war has nearly bankrupted our treasury.
The Republicans continue to pump money from American taxpayers to support this unpopular war instead of pumping Iraqi oil. We have spent 500 billion, half a trillion dollars so far on making the Sunni triangle safe for democracy, but it hasn't even kept our own soilders safe. The month that President Bush was sworn into office, gas was $1.30 a gallon. This week, gas is averaging $3.30 a gallon, and near $5 a gallon in Los Angeles. Two dollars a gallon more for the war on terror! Make the Iraqis foot the bill for their own liberation!
When the Republican Party stops depleting the tax base for this endless war, Iraq's oil can be used to rebuild their country and pay us back. Now it is time for the 24 million liberated Iraqis to pay back their liberators. With the one resource they have – oil.

Something to make you think

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him.

So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives." He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with my friends and me. He said yes. We hung all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. And my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "Hey boy, you are going to really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!"

He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to duke. I knew that we would always be Friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a Doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship. Kyle Was valedictorian of our class? I teased him all the time about being a Nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it Wasn’t me having to get up there and speak. Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found him during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him! Boy, sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled.

"Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give him or her. I am going to tell you a Story." I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable." I heard the gasp go Through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way.

No Arms or Legs

This is Nick Vujicic, he as given over 1,600 speeches and traveled to 12 nations. Nicks story caught my attention not because of what he had done, but how he is doing it. He is amazing not because he has no arms or legs, but because he is inspiring thousands of people as a evangelist and corporate motivational speaker. He fills stadiums with tens of thousands of people wanting to hear his words.

Nick said when he was younger his mother told him that when people start to stare to speak, and thats just what he has been doing. At 17 he started speaking at groups, at 19 he received dozens of invitations to speak.

Nick is 25 has bought a home in Southern California and started a non-profit organization called "Life with out Limbs". Within the last 6 months his staff has grown from 3 to 10 people and he has a personal assistant that helps him with his daily routine.

Everyday at some point in time we hear these words coming from somones mouth " I can'nt do it"! So lets drop the pity party and stand up.

Nick says people relate to him not because they have no arms or legs, but because they understand about being alone, confused and he rejected.

So the reason that I put this story together is not to show you what Nick can do, but to give us all inspiration, to do anything that we chose to do!

Keep your head up

If your head is up you will always see what is in front of you!